Cleaning device for tobacco pipes and other articles



'oct'. 4, 1927.

'c.'||. Fuz' GERALD ET Al. 'CLEANING DEVICE FOR TOBACCO PIPES AND OTHER ARTICLES Filed Sept. 8. 192,5

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ENGLAND.

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Application sied september s, 1925, Serin No', semana"isreatinitam Augt'zaj '1925.

Our invention relates'to devices for cleaning tobacco pipes, cigar and cigaretteholders and other articles. Y

Ourfinvention has for its object-5to provideV y5 an improved deviceof the type indicated above.'v Referring nowto the acconipanyingl drawings, which are onal 'somewhat enlarged scale for the purposes of'illust'ration,

Figure 1, shows an elevation of .one form of kcleaning device for 'a' tobaccojpipacon- :structed according to ourinvention', while,

Figure 2, shows a planview, partly in section, of 'the device shownin Figure 1, l5 with the casing removed;

' Figure'3,is a detail view showing the 'end of the tube and the internal rod illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, the internal rod being in the projected position, that is, in position to 20 receive the material.

.. Fig.` 3a isa view similar to Fig'. vB'with the internal rod in retracted position, that is in position to gripthe material. f

Figure 4, shows an elevation, partly in 25 section of a modified forrnof mechanismfor l'abstracted from the...receptacle, 11, 1n the actuating lthe internal rod,1 while,

Figure 5, is a cross-section through the line V-LV on Figure 4,.

. Figure 6, sho'wsa sectional-elevationof'a :a suitable distance beyond the lend otpthe 130 further modification,'while,

Figur@ 7, Shows a. dean pia-n of the not in the handle portion illustrated in Figure 6.

In carrying our invention into effect, lac-- cording to one form and' as applied by way ofexample to a devicevfor cleaning tobacco pipes, weconstruct'the device with a cylindrical handle portion, l, Figures 1 v and 2, to

one end of which a straight tube, 2, is rigidly A secured." The tube, 2,. and the handlev portion, 1, may be secured together by screwing or in' any other suitable manner.

f Within the tube, 2, a rod, 3, is disposed so f as to be slidably mountedtherein, the outer end of the rod being bifurcated and provided with inturned barbs, 4, on the jaws, 5,201? the bifurcated end. `The material of which .the

yrod is formed is preferably such'that the jaws, 5, are resilient and tendv to spring a'part fromV one another. The'inner end o'ft'he vinternal rod,.-3,jpro jects within the handle portion', 1, and is Vconne'cted to the arm, 7, of a'twoarmed lever,

on the handle portion, .1. The arm, 7, ot the for cleaning thefp'ipe..

which is pivotally moiui'ted on a bearing, 8, f` of theinternal `rod, 3,

. lever, "which is .connectedtothe internal-rod, Y

l3, projects .thljehandle 'while the others arm, ,"9, .of the-'lever is disposed externally ion the lhandle portieri,1.'4

Thel abovei ,arrangement i Vis lsuch lthat' by .actuating .the external arm, 9, Tof the lever,

'ico "theintern'al rod, 3, may `beA mov-ed; lengthy wise relatively .to .thetu'be, 2, 'for a certain 'gdlstance'in either direction'as desired.

A'tubular casing,'10, closedf'vat one ;en"d,is l

adapted to enclose thetube, 2, the openv end of the .casing being threaded and engaging with a corresponding.threadedparlt .of the j. handle portion, 1, or the end'oftheicasing, .f

f 10,1nay-make-a tight lpush-tit witlitheihandlev portion, 1. The casing, V10, thus actsas .a protector for the tube, 2.y

The handle portion, 1, may .preterablybe formed in two hollow ory recesseduportions which are adapted tobe screwed together,

yor -to make a' tifghtpush-fit withone another so as lto form a receptacle, v11, for the knit.- .ting wool or otherv material ywhich is used 'In Vthe operationtof the device, thevcasing, 10, isremoved and a lengthk of knitting woolv handle portiom'l'. The lever is thenactu#y furcated end of .the Yinternal lrod,f3, .projects sof y tube, 2, and the jaws, 5, of the rod-have .i

internal rod, 3, causesV4 thev jaws, 5, .thereof f tightly therebetween. 'i i i `The tube,` 2, :having .the wool,` 12, .secured to the .end thereof,v is theninserted lin' thev stem ofthepipeA .to be cleanechand nuo-vedl to and .tro .therein so vas :to thoroughly clean it, after which the tube, 2, is removedfrom f theV pipelstem` and thezexternaliarm, l9,21nanipulated so as too'pen'the fjaws,tl5',rof `the' internal rod, Thelsoiledwool `Inz'tytlien be released by shaking it free from .the .end

venientmanner. .Instead of using alever -fort'he manipula` to .be forced .together and grip vthe wool Y or in anyother conf forma Vof cleaningdevicef'is provided which he vwand which is ecientlyprotected f .1A softhe'rusedvwoolor otlieramaterial: used` w "fromg` from thel device vWithout'handling.;v Y

i 'Y'. Bymeans invention;` aneiiicient I mayj'jif desired, be carried in the'pocket'of ,j I

v bility`tobrealageV and from soiling le Witl1 which itmay comel into contact.-l L f inthe'jcleaning operation lmay Vbereleased a hatbyymanipuandarrangementofthe examples* f. our; v i ns', .17,ofjtheinventionabove described;V ,Y

"be actuated We"claim:- Y N u ,c

" described. ,l pipefcleaner having in combination, f

Tmovable `members together-With)means for effectingarelative movement oi'l said ment bers lon'gi.tusdina'llyy yfor the application'v voi' l vcleaning`-materialztheretoand another'relal* f tive `Vmoveme for@ gripping the applied material.A l 11. Y V- 2j 25.A'vpipey cleaner'nhavngin combination relatively movablemembers together with f meanslfor reciprocatingone of'fsaid mem-v` Y e,-2 1., the, slot, 191 S0' as Yto .project Vthe reciprocable member bef, b',"19,-andzthe yLyondthefother of'said members for the apmg 51e etractedfp'osition. plication'off cleaning material theretoj` and of our'finvention'shown in to, retract said reciprocable,` vmember'jforx -,onlyth removablepart'of 'gripping thev .applied cleaning,material.'v v t qhgn'dleV "portion, V1-fecessed-to form' Ajpipe cleaner having in combination eptacle, 1 1,'fo cleaningfmaterial.Eco-axialmembers movable relativelyg'toone-` c `lather :Suitable `meansmay- 'be' .used l another together "W1thv 'means for frecipro# ingthemovemetoftlieinternalrod. eating onefof `said 'members longitudinally e. Cases VWei myflrl'ngegjto moveV trelativelyjto 'the other yo saidmembers soy as tovproject th ciprocable member beyond the other ,off

tion? of .y cleaning'` material thereto f and to retract4 Saidf4 reciprocable member vfor Orip- .i ping the applied cleaningfmaterialf. f

al tubeza rod o o-axial .Withj said'tnbe; tol-e 'gethe h- 1 means for reciprocating said l- J y projectrsad'rod fort-,he applcationotclean mg, may .c u n ving materialgthe'retovandtoretract said Arod uitablefno Y lli u erial, or--th'e e for grippingkitheappliedcleaning fmaterial.

th efforme'drofvulcanj' 5..Af pipe cleanerjhav'ingincombination etallic-.materialfatube-,fa'jyrod-VcoeaxialWithfsaidltube and .k v. having engaginglmeansfor cleaningfmaterial onone ofigts nde,-.means-for reciprocatjing j saidV rod @longitudinally relatively to said'tube'so as tofcause theengaging. means wonffsad rod to project from saidftnbe'for the pplicationof;cleaningjmaterial tosaid enf e' @bers relatively.` tofthevother off said members y c,

imo` 1 mem-bers for ,-'tlieapplica4 1 l 411Afp1`pe ceanerhavingingcombinaton V105` no.VV i

i n L grippedbysaidengagng-means.c, v c metallic or Y.non-metallic tube; 6; VA; pipe -.,cleaner havingy in combination have described our invention -a'tube, lai'rodco-axial yWith-"said tube and ay of.; example to .a device robacco, pipes; its 'useiis not: applicatiolgfaslit may; also vbe tudinallyiv relatively to said tube. so asl vtoY causethejapplied cleaningjmaterial Ato be v Y =having one `oi' itsgends bifnrcated, together 125]r with means `forreciprocatmg said rod longi- Y f d#tolzgdevicesforcleaning cigar andygcausefthe bifurcatedend of SaidrOd to pro- Y @.clgrette'holders as; ll a ces fo ectv from saidltube'cor the application o articles: leaning'materal tqisaidbifurcatedend and bifurcated end.. y e

7. A pipe cleaner comprising. a handleV portion formed in part .to provide a receptacle, a tube of vrestricted diameter projecting from one end of the handle portion, a

rod slidably mounted in the tube and having` formed to permit the interconnection there-V with of a cleaning substance, and means 1n the handle portion connected with the rod tol reciprocate the rod longitudinally of the tube, whereby to project the rod beyond the end of the tubeto permit the application of v` the cleaning substance and to then kWithdraw cleaning substance partly Within f the rod'ancl the tube.v l v In testimony'whereof We have signed our namesv to this speclication.V f CLAUDEHAMILTON FlTZ GERALD.

' GEORGE HARCOURT HUTCHINS. 

